Here you can see the first six in the Mets Midseason Top Prospects 25-21 #20 Matthew Bowman Preseason: #22 Age: 24 – May 31, 1991 Drafted: 13th round in 2012 Bats/Throws: Right/Right Bowman has had the worst year of his professional career going 7-13 with a 5.19 ERA and 1.62 WHIP to start the season for the Las Vegas 51’s. He has allowed 153 hits in 121.1 innings and has a bad 1.61...
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In 1961, President John F. Kennedy challenged America. He insisted that by the end of the decade, we put a man on the moon and return him safely to earth. Kennedy’s idea was outlandish and considered completely and utterly impossible. However, on July 21, 1969, Neil Armstrong set foot on the surface of the moon. Almost equally as impossible was the Mets winning a World Series. In 1962, the Mets...
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With the recent success of the Mets, the pressure on the shoulders of manager Terry Collins seems to have lightened. Collins was asked Thursday about his future with the Mets and whether or not he has had any discussions with Sandy Alderson about the topic. “That’s a good question. I don’t have an answer for it,” Collins told Newsday when asked about whether he has a...
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David Wright continued with his rehab yesterday with the St. Lucie Mets where he went 2-for-5 with two singles as well as a fielding error while playing eight innings. Wright has played in four games thus far, with four hits in 12 at-bats and all of the hits were singles. According to Kristie Ackert of The Daily News, the plan right now is for Wright to rejoin the big-league squad in Colorado...
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The Mets (63-53) were defeated by the Pittsburgh Pirates (67-46) by a score of 3-2 tonight at Citi Field. Pitching: The Pirates jumped out in front early on, as Neil Walker hit a solo home run off Bartolo Colon in the first inning. Colon regained his composure immediately, however, as the big righty pitched a very strong outing, allowing just the one run on five hits, while walking two and...
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Boasting a 4.5 game lead atop the National League East, the New York Mets now host the Pittsburgh Pirates for a weekend series at Citi Field. Bartolo Colon (10-11, 4.76) opposes left-hander J.A. Happ (0-1, 8.31) in Friday’s 7:10 PM series opener. The Mets are a season-high 11 games over .500 (63-52) for the first time since after the game on June 27, 2010 (43-32). The last time the club was 12...
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